Don Rickles

Donald Jay Rickles (May 8, 1926 – April 6, 2017) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. He became known primarily for his insult comedy. His film roles include Run Silent, Run Deep (1958), Enter Laughing (1967), Kelly's Heroes (1970), and Casino (1995). From 1976 to 1978, Rickles had a two-season starring role in the NBC television sitcom C.P.O. Sharkey, having previously starred in two eponymous half-hour programs, an ABC variety show titled The Don Rickles Show (1968) and a CBS sitcom identically titled The Don Rickles Show (1972).

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Casino (1995)

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In early-1970s Las Vegas, Sam "Ace" Rothstein gets tapped by his bosses to head the Tangiers Casino. At first, he's a great success in the job, but over the years, problems with his loose-cannon enforcer Nicky Santoro, his ex-hustler wife Ginger, her con-artist ex ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Scorsese
CAST:  Robert De Niro  •  Sharon Stone  •  Joe Pesci  •  James Woods

In early-1970s Las Vegas, Sam "Ace" Rothstein gets tapped by his bosses to head the Tangiers Casino. At first, he's a great success in the job, but over the years, problems with his loose-cannon enforcer Nicky Santoro, his ex-hustler wife Ginger, her con-artist ex ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Scorsese
CAST:  Robert De Niro  •  Sharon Stone  •  Joe Pesci  •  James Woods

Kelly's Heroes (1970)

A misfit group of World War II American soldiers goes AWOL to rob a bank behind German lines.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian G. Hutton
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Telly Savalas  •  Don Rickles  •  Carroll O'Connor

A misfit group of World War II American soldiers goes AWOL to rob a bank behind German lines.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian G. Hutton
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Telly Savalas  •  Don Rickles  •  Carroll O'Connor

Pajama Party (1964)

A Martian teenager sent to prepare for an invasion falls in love with an Earth girl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Weis
CAST:  Tommy Kirk  •  Annette Funicello  •  Elsa Lanchester  •  Harvey Lembeck

A Martian teenager sent to prepare for an invasion falls in love with an Earth girl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Weis
CAST:  Tommy Kirk  •  Annette Funicello  •  Elsa Lanchester  •  Harvey Lembeck

Quest for Camelot (1998)

During the times of King Arthur, Kayley is a brave girl who dreams of following her late father as a Knight of the Round Table. The evil Ruber wants to invade Camelot and take the throne of King Arthur, and Kayley has to stop him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frederik Du Chau
CAST:  Jessalyn Gilsig  •  Cary Elwes  •  Andrea Corr  •  Gary Oldman

During the times of King Arthur, Kayley is a brave girl who dreams of following her late father as a Knight of the Round Table. The evil Ruber wants to invade Camelot and take the throne of King Arthur, and Kayley has to stop him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frederik Du Chau
CAST:  Jessalyn Gilsig  •  Cary Elwes  •  Andrea Corr  •  Gary Oldman

The Aristocrats (2005)

One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Penn Jillette  •  Paul Provenza
CAST:  Jason Alexander  •  Chris Albrecht  •  Hank Azaria  •  Shelley Berman

One hundred superstar comedians tell the same very, VERY dirty, filthy joke--one shared privately by comics since Vaudeville.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Penn Jillette  •  Paul Provenza
CAST:  Jason Alexander  •  Chris Albrecht  •  Hank Azaria  •  Shelley Berman

The Rat Race (1960)

An aspiring musician arrives in New York in search of fame and fortune. He soon meets a taxi dancer, moves in with her, and before too long a romance develops.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Mulligan
CAST:  Tony Curtis  •  Debbie Reynolds  •  Jack Oakie  •  Kay Medford

An aspiring musician arrives in New York in search of fame and fortune. He soon meets a taxi dancer, moves in with her, and before too long a romance develops.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Mulligan
CAST:  Tony Curtis  •  Debbie Reynolds  •  Jack Oakie  •  Kay Medford

Toy Story (1995)

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Led by Woody, Andy's toys live happily in his room until Andy's birthday brings Buzz Lightyear onto the scene. Afraid of losing his place in Andy's heart, Woody plots against Buzz. But when circumstances separate Buzz and Woody from their owner, the duo eventually ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Lasseter
CAST:  Tom Hanks  •  Tim Allen  •  Don Rickles  •  Jim Varney

Led by Woody, Andy's toys live happily in his room until Andy's birthday brings Buzz Lightyear onto the scene. Afraid of losing his place in Andy's heart, Woody plots against Buzz. But when circumstances separate Buzz and Woody from their owner, the duo eventually ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Lasseter
CAST:  Tom Hanks  •  Tim Allen  •  Don Rickles  •  Jim Varney

Toy Story 3 (2010)

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Woody, Buzz, and the rest of Andy's toys haven't been played with in years. With Andy about to go to college, the gang find themselves accidentally left at a nefarious day care center. The toys must band together to escape and return home to Andy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Unkrich
CAST:  Tom Hanks  •  Tim Allen  •  Joan Cusack  •  Ned Beatty

Woody, Buzz, and the rest of Andy's toys haven't been played with in years. With Andy about to go to college, the gang find themselves accidentally left at a nefarious day care center. The toys must band together to escape and return home to Andy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Unkrich
CAST:  Tom Hanks  •  Tim Allen  •  Joan Cusack  •  Ned Beatty

Toy Story 2 (1999)

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Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector named Al McWhiggen, owner of Al's Toy Barn kidnaps Woody. Andy's toys mount a daring rescue mission, Buzz Lightyear meets his match and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Lasseter
CAST:  Tom Hanks  •  Tim Allen  •  Kelsey Grammer  •  Joan Cusack

Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector named Al McWhiggen, owner of Al's Toy Barn kidnaps Woody. Andy's toys mount a daring rescue mission, Buzz Lightyear meets his match and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Lasseter
CAST:  Tom Hanks  •  Tim Allen  •  Kelsey Grammer  •  Joan Cusack

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963)

A doctor uses special eye drops to give himself x-ray vision, but the new power has disastrous consequences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Corman
CAST:  Ray Milland  •  Diana Van der Vlis  •  Harold J. Stone  •  Don Rickles

A doctor uses special eye drops to give himself x-ray vision, but the new power has disastrous consequences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Corman
CAST:  Ray Milland  •  Diana Van der Vlis  •  Harold J. Stone  •  Don Rickles

Dirty Work (1998)

Unemployed and recently dumped, Mitch and his buddy Sam start a revenge-for-hire business to raise the $50,000 that Sam's father needs to get a heart transplant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bob Saget
CAST:  Norm Macdonald  •  Artie Lange  •  Jack Warden  •  Traylor Howard

Unemployed and recently dumped, Mitch and his buddy Sam start a revenge-for-hire business to raise the $50,000 that Sam's father needs to get a heart transplant.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bob Saget
CAST:  Norm Macdonald  •  Artie Lange  •  Jack Warden  •  Traylor Howard

Bikini Beach (1964)

A millionaire sets out to prove his theory that his pet chimpanzee is as intelligent as the teenagers who hang out on the local beach, where he is intending to build a retirement home.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Asher
CAST:  Frankie Avalon  •  Annette Funicello  •  Timothy Carey  •  Martha Hyer

A millionaire sets out to prove his theory that his pet chimpanzee is as intelligent as the teenagers who hang out on the local beach, where he is intending to build a retirement home.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Asher
CAST:  Frankie Avalon  •  Annette Funicello  •  Timothy Carey  •  Martha Hyer

Innocent Blood (1992)

Marie is a vampire with a thirst for bad guys. When she fails to properly dispose of one of her victims, a violent mob boss, she bites off more than she can chew and faces a new, immortal danger  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Landis
CAST:  Anne Parillaud  •  David Proval  •  Rocco Sisto  •  Chazz Palminteri

Marie is a vampire with a thirst for bad guys. When she fails to properly dispose of one of her victims, a violent mob boss, she bites off more than she can chew and faces a new, immortal danger  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Landis
CAST:  Anne Parillaud  •  David Proval  •  Rocco Sisto  •  Chazz Palminteri

Beach Blanket Bingo (1965)

In the fourth of the highly successful Frankie and Annette beach party movies, a motorcycle gang led by Eric Von Zipper kidnaps singing star Sugar Kane managed by Bullets, who hires sky-diving surfers Steve and Bonnie from Big Drop for a publicity stunt. With the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Asher
CAST:  Frankie Avalon  •  Annette Funicello  •  Deborah Walley  •  Harvey Lembeck

In the fourth of the highly successful Frankie and Annette beach party movies, a motorcycle gang led by Eric Von Zipper kidnaps singing star Sugar Kane managed by Bullets, who hires sky-diving surfers Steve and Bonnie from Big Drop for a publicity stunt. With the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Asher
CAST:  Frankie Avalon  •  Annette Funicello  •  Deborah Walley  •  Harvey Lembeck

Where It's At (1969)

A "Sixties Generation" comedy about an offbeat father-son relationship. Dad runs a Las Vegas hotel-casino and his son is a college student with a different set of moral and ethical standards. When they meet in Vegas, they immediately clash in their efforts to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Garson Kanin
CAST:  David Janssen  •  Rosemary Forsyth  •  Robert Drivas  •  Brenda Vaccaro

A "Sixties Generation" comedy about an offbeat father-son relationship. Dad runs a Las Vegas hotel-casino and his son is a college student with a different set of moral and ethical standards. When they meet in Vegas, they immediately clash in their efforts to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Garson Kanin
CAST:  David Janssen  •  Rosemary Forsyth  •  Robert Drivas  •  Brenda Vaccaro

The Rabbit Trap (1959)

A man must choose between work or his family after he is called back to work during a family vacation. He and his son have set a harmless rabbit trap in the woods near the cabin they are vacationing in. When the family returns home they realize that they forget to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philip Leacock
CAST:  Ernest Borgnine  •  David Brian  •  Bethel Leslie  •  Kevin Corcoran

A man must choose between work or his family after he is called back to work during a family vacation. He and his son have set a harmless rabbit trap in the woods near the cabin they are vacationing in. When the family returns home they realize that they forget to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philip Leacock
CAST:  Ernest Borgnine  •  David Brian  •  Bethel Leslie  •  Kevin Corcoran

Run Silent, Run Deep (1958)

The captain of a submarine sunk by the Japanese during WWII is finally given a chance to skipper another sub after a year of working a desk job. His singleminded determination for revenge against the destroyer that sunk his previous vessel puts his new crew in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Wise
CAST:  Clark Gable  •  Burt Lancaster  •  Jack Warden  •  Don Rickles

The captain of a submarine sunk by the Japanese during WWII is finally given a chance to skipper another sub after a year of working a desk job. His singleminded determination for revenge against the destroyer that sunk his previous vessel puts his new crew in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Wise
CAST:  Clark Gable  •  Burt Lancaster  •  Jack Warden  •  Don Rickles

Toy Story of Terror! (2013)

What starts out as a fun road trip for the Toy Story gang takes an unexpected turn for the worse when the trip detours to a roadside motel. After one of the toys goes missing, the others find themselves caught up in a mysterious sequence of events that must be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Angus MacLane
CAST:  Tom Hanks  •  Tim Allen  •  Kristen Schaal  •  Carl Weathers

What starts out as a fun road trip for the Toy Story gang takes an unexpected turn for the worse when the trip detours to a roadside motel. After one of the toys goes missing, the others find themselves caught up in a mysterious sequence of events that must be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Angus MacLane
CAST:  Tom Hanks  •  Tim Allen  •  Kristen Schaal  •  Carl Weathers

Small Fry (2011)

A fast food restaurant mini variant of Buzz forcibly switches places with the real Buzz and his friends have to deal with the obnoxious impostor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Angus MacLane
CAST:  Tim Allen  •  Lori Alan  •  Tom Hanks  •  Carlos Alazraqui

A fast food restaurant mini variant of Buzz forcibly switches places with the real Buzz and his friends have to deal with the obnoxious impostor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Angus MacLane
CAST:  Tim Allen  •  Lori Alan  •  Tom Hanks  •  Carlos Alazraqui

Hawaiian Vacation (2011)

The toys throw Ken and Barbie a Hawaiian vacation in Bonnie's room.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Rydstrom
CAST:  Tim Allen  •  Jodi Benson  •  Blake Clark  •  Tom Hanks

The toys throw Ken and Barbie a Hawaiian vacation in Bonnie's room.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Rydstrom
CAST:  Tim Allen  •  Jodi Benson  •  Blake Clark  •  Tom Hanks
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